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WO1999004187A1
WO1999004187A1 PCT/EP1998/004225 EP9804225W WO9904187A1 WO 1999004187 A1 WO1999004187 A1 WO 1999004187A1 EP 9804225 W EP9804225 W EP 9804225W WO 9904187 A1 WO9904187 A1 WO 9904187A1
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duckbill valve
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elastomeric body
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Robert Alfred Bennett
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Unilever NV
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Priority to EP98940173A priority patent/EP0995060A1/fr
Priority to AU88586/98A priority patent/AU728691B2/en
Priority to JP2000503358A priority patent/JP2001510272A/ja
Priority to CA002294914A priority patent/CA2294914A1/fr
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
    • F16K15/00—Check valves
    • F16K15/14—Check valves with flexible valve members
    • F16K15/144—Check valves with flexible valve members the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery
    • F16K15/147—Check valves with flexible valve members the closure elements being fixed along all or a part of their periphery the closure elements having specially formed slits or being of an elongated easily collapsible form

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  • the invention concerns ⁇ new duckbill valve of improved performance, and lower manufacture cost than traditional ones.
  • Duckbill valves are utilized to regulate pressure in a host of devices spanning many industries. Applications for these devices are found in automotive brakes, small home appliances, kidney dialysis, hypodermic syringes, sporting goods, toys, non-aerosol pumps and a variety of industrial equipment. Their popularity stems from their simple construction. No moving parts are present, other than the rubber housing itself.
  • Standard manufacture employs compression molding of a rubber, followed by a second separate step of cutting a slit into the molded rubber valve. This two step procedure slows production and adds cost.
  • U.S. Patent 5,010,925 (Atkinson et al.), assigned to Vernay Laboratories, Inc. discloses a more sophisticated version of a duckbill valve assembly.
  • an outer wall of the valve body is formed in an oval shape. Insertion of the oval body into a circular recess of a valve fitting biases tapered lips 38, 40 together to close the valve assembly.
  • the V- shaped tapered walls intersect only at a relatively narrow contact point. This results in a less than robust seal.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a duckbill valve of less expensive construction.
  • Still a further object of the present invention is to provide a duckbill valve having improved longevity and performance.
  • a duckbill valve which includes a hollow cylindrical elastomeric body with first and second ends, the first end having parabolic outer walls tapering to an elongate slit, the second end having an outer and inner wall terminating in an open mouth, with at least one of the outer and inner wails of the second end being non-uniformly round.
  • non-uniformly round outer and/or inner walls are oval in shape.
  • the elastomeric body preferably includes a cylindrical mid-section between the first and second ends.
  • a collar surrounds the mouth, and projects radially outwardly from outer walls of the second end.
  • the elongate slit in the open position is ovaloid in shape, somewhat resembling an American football.
  • an upper and lower lip surround the ovaloid slit, with each lip having a surface orthogonal to a longitudinal axis traversing the duckbill from the first to second ends.
  • upper and lower lips in the open position converge to pointed elongate left and right lip ends.
  • the lips extend substantially across the full diameter of the first end.
  • substantially is meant at least 70%, preferably at least 85%, but optimally at least 95% across the diameter of the first end.
  • the parabolic curvature of the slit and lip arrangement allow the lips when biased together to engage a relatively large mutual contact surface. A tighter seal may thereby be achieved.
  • Materials of construction for the elastomeric body may comprise, or even consist of an elastomer prepared from the polymerization of a monomer selected from the group consisting essentially of ethylene, propylene, styrene, butadiene, acrylonitrile, and mixtures of these (providing copolymers). Silicones may also be used as a material of construction. Most preferred is the use of Kraton® rubber.
  • the elastomeric body may conveniently be transparent.
  • Duckbill valves of the present invention are conveniently formed in a method which includes injecting an elastomer in fluid state into a mold.
  • the mold should contain sur ace structures that allow formation of an open slit within the elastomeric body. Subsequent to injection, the molded body is ejected from the mold of the injection molding machine.
  • a key advantage of the present invention is that through injection molding, duckbill valve bodies can be manufactured with a slit concurrently constructed with other parts of the device. It is no longer necessary to have a second step of slit cutting. It is also an advantage that typically less material is needed to form the valve body. The new valve permits thinner walls, and indeed even requires less wail material to function. By contrast, prior art duckbill valves must use relatively thick or poorly pliable rubber walls to obtain rigidity. Without rigidity, the old duckbills cannot maintain a closed slit. Rigid rubber cannot be injection molded; it is shaped by compression molding. Duckbill valves of the present invention according to a first embodiment, wherein the outer wall is non-uniformly round (e.g.
  • a further embodiment of this invention is a duckbill valve having a round outer wall, but a non-uniformly round (e.g. oval) inner wall.
  • a duckbill valve assembly is achieved by inserting a rounded outer wall fitting into the non-uniformly round (e.g. oval) inner walled hollow cylindrical elastomeric body. Interaction between the round fitting and non-uniformly round inner wall of the duckbill valve forces the latter into a round shape, thereby compressing together the lips of the slit.
  • the slit remains shut so long as atmospheric pressure within the valve and outside the slit are essentially identical. Any significant pressure increase within the hollow cylindrical elastomeric body will cause the slit to part its lips and open, allowing for equalization of pressure between inner and outer parts of the valve.
  • Fig. 1 is ⁇ perspective view of ⁇ duckbill valve in the open position according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the duckbill valve according to Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1 ;
  • Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the duckbill valve shown in Fig. 1 inserted within a fitting (seen in partial view), wherein the slit is in a closed position;
  • Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a shortened version of Fig. 1 with the slit in an open position;
  • Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the shortened version according to Fig. 5 wherein the duckbill valve has been inserted within a fitting, the slit being in the closed position;
  • Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the duckbill valve according to the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of Fig. 7;
  • Fig. 9 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 7 in the longitudinal direction wherein a fitting is inserted within the duckbill valve, the slit being in the closed position;
  • Fig. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along 10-10 of Fig. 9.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of the duckbill valve of the present invention.
  • the valve includes a hollow cylindrical elastomeric body 2 with a first end 4 and a second end 6.
  • Parabolically tapered walls 8 are located near the first end converging toward an elongated slit 10 defined by lips 12.
  • the second end of the elastomeric body has an oval shaped outer wall 16 terminating in an open mouth 14, defined by a non-circular inner wall 15.
  • a cylindrical mid- section 18 connects the first and second ends.
  • a collar 22 is positioned near the second end, and projects radially outwardly from outer walls 20 of the mid- section.
  • Fig. 2 best illustrates the lips 12, which are formed with an upper lip 13 and a lower lip 17.
  • Upper and lower lips in the open (originally molded) position are ovaloid shaped, intersecting at left and right slit ends 211, 21 r.
  • Fig. 3 best illustrates the outer walls of the mid-section as being non- circular in circumference.
  • walls of the mid-section have a pair of thicker segments 24, spaced apart by thinner segments 26.
  • Both inner and outer walls of the mid-section therefore define an oval shape.
  • Major axis O, I of respective outer and inner walls defining oval shapes are orthogonal to one another. In other words, the oval shapes in their long axis are perpendicular.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the duckbill valve having slit 10 compressed into a closed position which results from the elastomeric body being pressed within a tubular fitting 28 to form a valve assembly.
  • the oval geometry of the elastomeric body is forced into a round configuration by the round inner walls 30 of the tubular fitting 28.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a shortened version of the embodiment of Fig. 1.
  • tapered walls 8 at an end distant from the slit include a securing ridge 32.
  • Mid-section 18 separates ridge 32 from collar 22, and provides a recess for lodging tubular fitting 28.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates the elastomeric body of the duckbill valve inserted within a perfectly round opening of the tubular fitting, the latter bowing the oval walls of the elastomeric body to obtain a seal.
  • slit 10 is forced into a closed position. Opening of the slit occurs only when pressure within the duckbill valve becomes greater than air pressure outside the slit.
  • Fig. 7 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • the outer walls of the mid-section are round in circumference, while the inner walls are non-circular.
  • walls of the mid-section have a pair of thicker segments 124 spaced apart by thinner segments 126.
  • the inner wall of the mid-section defines an oval shape.
  • the duckbill valve of Fig. 7 and 8 includes an elongated slit 1 10 surrounded by lips 1 12, the latter being formed with an upper and lower lip 1 13 and 1 17.
  • Fig. 9 illustrates the hollow cylindrical elastomeric body 102 of the duckbill valve, with non-circular inner wall 1 15 being seated over a perfectly round tubular fitting 128, the latter bowing the oval inner walls of the elastomeric body 102.
  • slit 1 10 is forced into a closed position.
  • Fig. 10 illustrates the closed position resulting., from the valve assembly combination of the duckbill valve and tubular fitting. Opening of the slit occurs only when pressure within the duckbill valve becomes greater than air pressure outside the slit.
  • the tubular fitting 128 may be a rigid plastic tube such as a diptube in a liquid dispensing container.

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Abstract

Clapet en bec de canard constitué par un corps (2) élastomère cylindrique creux pourvu d'une première (4) et d'une deuxième (6) extrémités. La première extrémité (4) possède des parois (8) se rétrécissant de façon parabolique en une fente (10) allongée, entourée par une lèvre (12) supérieure et inférieure. La deuxième extrémité (6) présente une paroi extérieure arrondie non uniformément (par exemple, ovale) se terminant en une ouverture béante. Quand on l'insère dans un accessoire dont l'ouverture est parfaitement arrondie, ce corps élastomère à la paroi extérieure arrondie non uniformément, subit une déformation par torsion, de manière à s'adapter à la forme arrondie, ce qui force les lèvres et la fente à se fermer. Lorsqu'on augmente la pression de l'air à l'intérieur du corps élastomère, on force l'ouverture de la fente. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, la paroi intérieure de la deuxième extrémité peut être arrondie non uniformément (par exemple, ovale). L'insertion d'un accessoire tubulaire rond à l'intérieur de la paroi intérieure non arrondie du corps élastomère, force ce dernier à s'adapter par torsion à la forme de cet accessoire et provoque, par conséquent, la fermeture des lèvres et de la fente.
PCT/EP1998/004225 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 Clapet en bec de canard Ceased WO1999004187A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
BR9811109-4A BR9811109A (pt) 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 Válvula bico de pato, e, processo para produzir um corpo de válvula bico de pato
EP98940173A EP0995060A1 (fr) 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 Clapet en bec de canard
AU88586/98A AU728691B2 (en) 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 Duckbill valve
JP2000503358A JP2001510272A (ja) 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 ダックビルバルブ
CA002294914A CA2294914A1 (fr) 1997-07-15 1998-07-06 Clapet en bec de canard

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US89259497A 1997-07-15 1997-07-15
US08/892,594 1997-07-15
US09/081,328 1998-05-19
US09/081,328 US6092551A (en) 1998-05-19 1998-05-19 Duckbill valve

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CN1264456A (zh) 2000-08-23
CA2294914A1 (fr) 1999-01-28

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